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Added 10 October 2026

vesture

/ˈvɛst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ noun

Latin root: vestītūra Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vesture at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A covering of, or like, clothing.

verb

To clothe.

Origin

From Middle English vesture (noun) and vesturen (verb), from Anglo-Norman, from Old French vesteüre, from Vulgar Latin vestītūra (“clothing”), from Latin vestītus, perfect passive participle of vestiō (“to clothe”), from vestis (“garment”).

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